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Life in prison is a nightmare for those who commit crimes. Imagine what it’s like for those who are in prison for a crime they did not commit.

The North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence, which coordinates the Innocence Projects® at several North Carolina law schools, is dedicated to investigating post-conviction claims of actual innocence asserted by unrepresented North Carolina inmates. The Center is part of the Innocence Network.

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Joseph Sledge Exonerated! Jan. 23, 2015

The N.C. Center on Actual Innocence would like to thank its private donors and the foundations that make its non-profit work possible: Z Smith Reynolds Foundation, A.J. Fletcher Foundation, Park Foundation, N.C. Bar Association Foundation, and N.C. IOLTA.

Larry Lamb is Released After His Conviction is Overturned

A North Carolina man says he's excited about being released after spending 20 years behind bars for a homicide he didn't commit. After a two-day evidentiary hearing, the Court concluded that the primary witness against Lamb had given false testimony. He was released on August 13, 2013.